Blindsolving Failure Thread

[ben1996123]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

Damn you BLD gods. DAMN YOU!

2nd ever attempt.

Dang...

3rd time lucky? :confused:

 

[Slash]

9:52 4x4 DNF, I did a setup wrong and messed up some centers. 6 min memo.

 

[Rubixcubematt]

4x4 bld DNF . I forgot the alg to swap UFl and BUl in the middle of executing it . I had everything else right. Don't know the time, but it was at the Melbourne cube meetup at Melbourne central.

 

[SimonWestlund]

4x4 BLD DNF

I don't expect everyone to read all of this But thanks if you do

I just did my first attempt on the 4x4 blindfolded today. I was really unsure about the centers, since I'd only tried doing the centers blindfolded once, and it was a DNF...

anyway, I was handscrambling just to see how many centers that could be solved on average. After trying 5 or 6 times I had gotten 6-8 all the time, then all of a sudden I got 10 (if I remember correctly) and I just decided to try doing the whole thing blindfolded.

I started out with memoing the corners, which I do visually. Then I memorized the edges, then the centers. I started solving the centers, and I remembered everything very clearly. Then I did the edges, still remembering everything I memorized. Then I started solving the corners, which I also remembered, but then when I got the the 6th or so corner I couldn't remember if I was going to switch with the yellow or the green, I chose yellow because I was pretty sure that was correct. It turned out that it was wrong. I also forgot to fix parity, which I had remembered to memorize. So the total number of pieces that weren't solved was 6, 2 corners and 4 edges (2 3x3 edges).

I was really shocked by the time. I thought it would take a little more than 30 minutes at least. The time was 22:56.70. I didn't look at the time for memo, but I will next time

I was really happy about the result and I will definitely get it soon!

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Wow Simon, that's really close for a first full attempt! I recommend doing corners first though, that avoids stupid mistakes like these, that's especially good if you memo corners visually because visual memo tends to stay in your head for a shorter time. But for the rest, great try! You'll get it next time!

 

[SimonWestlund]

Wow Simon, that's really close for a first full attempt! I recommend doing corners first though, that avoids stupid mistakes like these, that's especially good if you memo corners visually because visual memo tends to stay in your head for a shorter time. But for the rest, great try! You'll get it next time!

Thanks for the advice

What method should I use for corners then?

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Trick I learned from David:

If you use Old Pochmann for corners, each target you shoot to does a U' to the centers. If you have done, say, 7 targets, you would have done U'7 to the centers, which is essentially U. So to get the centers in their original state, you have to do U' again. Then you solve centers, and then you do U again to fix the corners. Corner permutation parity is fixed between centers and edges.

 

[SimonWestlund]

I got another DNF.

This time it was off by 7 pieces.

3 edges and 4 centers. So I got the corners right! hehe

I think I might have messed up on a setup move while solving the centers or something but I'm not sure.

The time was worse this time though. 28:52. I had a really hard time recalling the centers and I had a paus of probably close to 5 minutes in the edges

I need to learn the persons/actions of my centers a little bit better.

Oh well. I'll do another try later

 

[Sakarie]

Had my fastest DNF on 4x4 so far... 9:55 (not done on stackmat ) , but I missed one threecycle of edges, but everything else were perfect...

 

[Kian]

Getting back into trying 4x4 BLD again. Just tried to do the centers to start and it was an abysmal failure. I am awful at commutators.

 

[xXzaKerXx]

My 3rd attempt on Multi BLD DNF!!! 1st cube solved but 2nd cube 2 corners unoriented NOOOOOOO!!!!

 

[Isbit]

I've done 10 tries at 3 cubes multi, and at least three of those have been of by two corners oh well, better luck the next ten tries

 

[babyle]

L' D2 U2 B2 R' F2 B D U R' B' L' B2 F2 U2 B' D2 R2 U F2 U2 F' U2 B D
1:56 DNF . Try the scramble there are 3 edges solved, 2 corners solved, and 1 corner misorientated.

 

[SimonWestlund]

4BLD DNF 14:14

I think memo was 9 minutes.

I really thought it'd be solved, but 13 pieces were wrong.. I think I messed up on a setup slice move..

This is more than 4 minutes faster than my second fastest time I guess I'm improving quickly.. Although the scramble was lucky too..

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

AAAAAAAAAH

 

[Yes We Can!]

I started learning BLD yesterday (Old Pochmann).
Today I attempted an edges only BLD solve...
DNF...
2 switched edges... Off by J(a)-Perm
I am very happy I came that close though
Success soon!

EDIT:
My time was 5:04.84

EDIT 2:
Attempted Corners BLD..
Failed again
I only got 4 corners right

 

[stiwi griffin]

2x2x2 bld DNF:
3:46.14, missed by one diagonal switch

 

[Yes We Can!]

I tried my first whole BLD solve... (Old Pochmann)

I got everything oriented right.
D-Layer was solved except for one corner.
M-Layer was fully solved U Layer was bad, but as I said... the orientation was correct.

EDIT:
I attempted around 7 more BLD solves - all DNF
It is so damn frustrating. My closest attempt was off by 3 edges, my second closest had 2 switched corners and 2 switched and flipped edges
I also just can't do corners memo properly

EDIT 2:
Nooo! Nooooooooo! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
So close!
2 flipped edges in 15:26.06

Question:
One edges was already solved and 2 corners were as well, though they were all missoriented - is that considered to be lucky?

 

[Chuck]

Multi BLD 14/16 in 60:56.89 (35:45.22)

This was 6 minutes faster than my previous 14/16

Cube #2 : popped out in the middle of PLL
Cube #6 : remembered 1 corner wrong

Scramble:
1. B U' R' B' L2 F2 D' R U2 L R' U2 L' F2 L2 R' B L' R' B2 L' U' L' B F
2. L' R' B L' D F2 D B2 L' U' L2 R2 U' L R' U' R2 D' L B2 F' D2 B R F
3. U2 B F L' R' D' U2 B2 F' D2 B' F' U' B' D' B2 F L2 B F D' U' L' R' B
4. D2 L' R F2 R D2 B2 D2 B F R2 B F D R2 D U' B2 D U2 L2 B2 R' D2 B'
5. U B D' B F D2 U' F2 L' D R2 B' R B2 R U2 B' F' U L' D2 U L2 B' F'
6. B' R2 F' D' U2 L' R' B2 D F' L D U R' F2 D R B' L U2 R' F L' R2 F
7. R' B' U' F U' B' U R2 B' L2 F2 U2 R' U' B' R D2 R2 U2 B' R2 F D' B2 R'
8. F' U' L2 B L F2 L' R' B2 R' U' L B2 L R F' L' F D F L B2 U' F2 R2
9. D2 U2 L R' B U' B' U' F2 R D' L' B F2 U' B' F' D2 R' U2 L2 R2 D' L2 R'
10. L2 D' U' B U2 R' B2 D' L' F2 D2 U L' B2 L U2 L' B L2 D2 U2 L' F2 U R
11. D' L R B U B' D' R2 U2 B' L' F2 L2 B2 U' R D R' D R B2 L R F U'
12. F2 R' F' D L' D2 L D2 B F2 L B2 F' D2 U' F' D2 L D2 R2 B2 F' R2 D' U
13. L' F2 U' L2 F2 L2 B' U L R' U B F' U L' R' D' F2 R2 U B' D2 U L' D
14. B U' L2 B2 D F2 R F2 L2 B' F L R2 F' L' D' U' B' U B2 F' R F L F
15. L' U2 B2 U L B2 F' L' R' B2 F' L' R' B2 R F2 L2 R2 U2 F R2 F2 L U2 F2
16. B U' R D2 L2 B F' L2 R2 F2 L2 U' F R2 B L2 R2 F L' F R2 D B2 U' B

Next time I'll have it faster!

 

[DavidWoner]

That's incredible Chuck! sub50 16/16 next time